Wednesday, April 25, 2012

I spent the day with Cal's first grade class at the Mercer Slough. The kids were greatly enthusiastic about all of it, most especially each and every slug we encountered while hiking around the slough. For the first time, I saw the respiratory opening of a slug, called a pneumostome. I discovered that skunk cabbage truly has a skunky smell. We brought a jar of pond water into a classroom, with the task of finding and identifying some of the wetland wonders. The kids were totally fascinated by what they found.

Tomorrow morning, Alexi and I will be helping the fourth graders dissect cow eyes. The learning around here never ends.

Atsuko: thank you. My kids do attend a private school, but the educational programs at the Mercer Slough are run by the Pacific Science Center, and both public and private school groups visit and benefit from their programs.